Our local master gardeners' group is hosting a veggie trial this year. I picked up 2 yellow beet seed packs from the group, and planted them on Friday night. Now to water, fertilize, weed and wait. And record my efforts and results, of course1

My son, a lover of red beets, said, yellow beets - no Mom, say it isn't so. Didn't you plant any red ones? Yes, I did 2 rows of them too. I am also trying the new hybrid carrot 'resistafly', and put in a row of russian red kale.

I have broccoli and cauliflower starts in the greenhouse, but am not ready to put them in the soil outside yet. I did get the potatoes in, some radish, spinach, arugula, lettuce and pak choi seeded about 10 days ago, and they are just beginning to pop. We have warm days, and then frightfully cold ones, like last Friday which warmed to 7 degrees after snow, hail and rain all morning.

The new bed height is working nicely for me. Doubling the height has made the bending over more comfortable. As well, after doing a soil test kit, I have added lots of compost, manure and some homemade fert (based on Steve Solomon's recipe) to tone up the nutients. I was very low on Nitrogen and Potash, but good on Phosporus. PH was neutral.

I am hoping for a healthier crop and more of it this year, with the amendments and attention I have paid to my veggie/fruit area.

The first asparagus noses poked up this weekend! Yeah, I adore asparagus!